Maggie Millard
Recent Posts
How to Share Standard Work
March 22, 2018Standard Work is one of the bedrock elements of continuous improvement. In fact, Taiichi Ohno, the father of the Toyota Production System,...
How to Actually Enjoy a More Productive Gemba Walk
March 15, 2018Gemba walks are a valuable tool for anyone interested in continuous improvement and spreading a culture of improvement across the...
10 Things a Digital Kaizen Board Can Do That a Paper One Can’t
February 11, 2020Kaizen boards are a fantastic addition to any improvement program. They arrange information visually so that a quick glance provides useful...
6 New Ideas for Making Your Idea Boards Even Better
February 27, 2018Your idea board is probably full of smart suggestions about how to improve all sorts of processes, improve safety, reduce costs, eliminate...
An Invaluable Change Management Software Selection Guide
February 20, 2018Is 2018 the year that your organization puts some structure around positive change? If so, congratulations! When teams take a more...
3 Arguments Against Kaizen Tracking in Spreadsheets
February 2, 2018If you are still tracking your Kaizen activities in spreadsheets, I get it. Spreadsheets are a tempting approach because you already have...
The Toyota Way to Service Excellence, with Lean Frontiers
February 11, 2020I know I'm a bit last minute with this one, but I just couldn't miss the opportunity to make sure you lovely readers are aware of an event...
The Pocket Sensei: Mastering Lean Leadership One Lesson at a Time
January 29, 2018Many Lean initiatives fail not because of the accessibility to Lean tools, but because leadership is unavailable when it is needed most....
The What and Why of CAPA Software
January 26, 2018Corrective and Preventative Action (CAPA) is an essential ingredient in many quality management strategies. The approach relies on the...